Episodes

  • Disease of Addiction with Joe Caravella

    Disease of Addiction with Joe Caravella
    Jul 8 2025

    Joe's first interview on the Set Yourself Free podcast, where he tells his story of recovery in reverse, goes into the origin story of his new treatment protocol, and talks about what it's like to be a counselor at Hazelden Betty Ford. Take a peek inside his world. #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #podcast #holisticaddictionrecovery #recoveryispossible #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #addictionscience #addiction #opioidcrisis #recoveryjourney #addictionrecovery #podcast

    Check out Joe Caravella's book The Disease of addiction.
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Dissociating with Jorja Jamison, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

    Dissociating with Jorja Jamison, PhD, Licensed Psychologist
    Jul 8 2025
    Jorja Jamison, professor at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate school and writer of a book- part memoir, part toolbox of psychological therapeutic wisdom collected in her career as a therapist - joins me in this episode to discuss everything from eating disorders to dissociating into diphenhydramine hydrochloride highs. Enjoy the most powerful, inspiring episode yet. Check out her book Wounded Healing at JorjaJamison.com #interview #podcast #psychologist #psychological #mentalhealthmatters #breakthrough #traumahealing #shame #fear #psychologistsoftiktok #therapistsoftiktok #counselorsoftiktok #mentalhealth #psychology #humanbeings #evolution #socialanxiety #addictionrecovery #recoveryispossible #shame #psychologistsofinstagram #letthem #addictiontreatment #addiction #LikeFollowShare #professorsofinstagram #graduateschool #eatingdisorderawarenessweek #eatingdisorders
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Forgiveness with Teesie Vallero

    Forgiveness with Teesie Vallero
    Jun 2 2025
    Justin sits down with Teesie Vallero this week to discuss philosophies of forgiveness, a transformation into native american recovery culture, and her story of coming out in the 90s to live her most authentic life. Teesie frequently runs spiritual retreats, is a reiki master, and is a fabulous specialist of the Dan Anderson Renewal Center (DARC) - located at the mothership of recovery - Hazelden Betty Ford's Center City, MN campus - a 300 bed behavioral hospital deep in the northwoods of minnesota. DARC followed a loyal to the Hazelden heritage 12-step based format called the Lodge Program - where committed people in long term recovery from addiction would stay and attend in-depth classes on each individual step. #recoveryispossible #podcast #addictionrecovery #holisticaddictionrecovery #recoveryispossible #counselors #therapists #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealth #healing #reiki #reikimaster #indigenous #indigenouscultures #nativeamericanwisdom #nativeamericanculture #nativeamericanproverbs
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Beau Elkington - Zen Monk Part 2

    Beau Elkington - Zen Monk Part 2
    May 6 2025

    Discussion on addiction treatment philosophy, AA, and a recovery without a higher power. Beau is a dually licensed therapist in an outpatient hospital addiction program.
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    41 mins
  • Beau Elkington - Zen Monk and Virtual Therapist

    Beau Elkington - Zen Monk and Virtual Therapist
    Feb 20 2025

    Beau Elkington, Zen Monk and Addiction Therapists shares his recovery story and talks about Recovery Dharma in this interview with Justin the Addiction Guy. #recoveryispossible #recoverytalks #recovery #buddhism #zen #artofhappiness #meditation #recoverystory #addictiontreatment
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    31 mins
  • Rise Up with Tiffany Neuharth

    Rise Up with Tiffany Neuharth
    Dec 25 2024

    For Christmas I interviewed Tiffany Neuharth, founder of Rise Up! Recovery to hear her story of what led her to spend a year in MN Adult & Teen Challenge and to discover what she has done to help the Hastings, MN community with her organization that helps those who fall through the cracks of the addiction treatment infrastructure.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Tent Cities to Treatment Centers with Andy Muhlenburg

    Tent Cities to Treatment Centers with Andy Muhlenburg
    Sep 12 2024

    In this episode, Justin discusses Minnesota's innovative protocol in tackling the homelessness problem that shows superior results compared to the rest of the United States. Andy Muhlenburg is on the show today bringing her experiences with street outreach and working in homeless shelters in Minnesota and South Dakota.
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    43 mins
  • Pathological Dopamine Patterns with Ann Schissel, PhD, LP

    Pathological Dopamine Patterns with Ann Schissel, PhD, LP
    Nov 23 2023

    My Differential Diagnosis professor from graduate school at Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School of Addiction Studies joins us for an exploration of addictive behaviors from sexual related to meth, and how mental disorders can change or fade in the long term as we age out of the energy it takes to maintain them. Caffeine addiction, and your host's personal struggle with maintaining abstinence from caffeine is discussed for the first time. How does caffeine use in our children contribute to mental health diagnoses and possible lifelong medication implications.

    Background art by Robyn Anderson Watercolors

    Music by Carly Thomas

    Photography by Jennifer Mao Jones
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    1 hr and 28 mins